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Residents of Salaji layout in Sukuta whose lands were seized by government have been compensated with 324 new plots of land. The compensation came two weeks after violent clashes between police and residents following the demolition of homes in the layout that the Ministry of Lands claimed were government reserved[Read More…]

Gambian Muslims rejoiced as thousands gathered to obseve Friday congregational prayers after months in lockdown. The Gambia government on Thursday loosened up coronavirus restrictions which had forced the closure of places worship as measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. Worshippers are however advised to exercise social distancing while at the[Read More…]

The anti-racism protest over the killings of George Floyd and Momodou Lamin Sisay in the United States has been “temporarily” banned by police. Organisers had planned to hold the protest in front of the U.S. Embassy on Monday to demand justice for George Floyd and Momodou Lamin Sisay, two victims[Read More…]

A soldier arrested on drug charges has been sacked, Gambiana can reveal. Army spokesman Major Lamin K Sanyang confirmed the sacking. He said the soldier, who is awaiting trial, was dismissed from the army. Nuha Conteh, a soldier serving with the State Guard, was arrested last month after he opened[Read More…]

The Janneh Commission of Inquiry Report is not a legal judgement that can be enforced as if it was a court order, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The judges said the Janneh Commission is “not an adjudicatory body” and its report is “not a court judgement”. The legal challenge has[Read More…]

We are deeply saddened at the news of the shooting to death of a Gambian youth Momodou Lamin Sisay today by the US Police even as we continue to grieve the senseless, deliberate and racist murder of George Floyd by the same US Police. As usual the US Police has[Read More…]

Dear President Adama Barrow, Your election had raised high hopes of democratic change in The Gambia, and we would like to draw your attention to a recent arrest of media practitioners and journalists as well as the closure of two private radio stations. Mr.President, we are distressed to observe the[Read More…]

The Rwandan government has denied reports that it expelled 18 Chinese nationals for making employees work long hours. The news reports circulating on social media claimed that President Paul Kagame had ordered the deportation. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the reports were “fake news”. In a tweet post on[Read More…]

We must refuse to let go of our rich history as there is a clear testimony that well before colonialism, our people were organised and they put in place their own democratic governance structures. They had the Lamans for example in Kayor from 1549 under the Jollof Empire. The many[Read More…]

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has cancelled the 2019-20 football season due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The 2019/2020 Domestic League null and void further declaring no winners, no promotions and relegation,” GFF said in a statement. The football federation said there will not be winners, nor promotion and relegation but[Read More…]

Business owners are worried about the economic impact of a possible extension of the countrywide lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Speculations are rife over the 45 days lockdown, which is to expire on May 17, could be extended as the country’s coronavirus cases have surged[Read More…]

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